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The Plumeria Society of AmericaPlumeria Potpourri
President’s Corner p 2
Variations in Inflos—Paula Furtwangler p 3
A Plumeria Journey from 1 to 2,000—George Straw
p 5
Getting Leaves with No Roots—Scott Lawder p 8
My Plumeria Journey—Charlie Chen p 9
July 2020
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July 21st 2020Virtual Meeting using Zoom
Speaker: Nina Rach, Houston Orchid SocietyTopic: Introduction to the Orchid Family
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President’s Corner by Ray Allison ([email protected] )
With great deliberation and thought, the PSA Board of Directors has decided to cancel all in-person meetings for the balance of 2020 due to concerns over COVID-19. All sale events have been cancelled, and our remaining two general meetings will be virtual via Zoom software. All PSA members will get email instructions one week prior to the event and again the day before on how to get to the Zoom meetings.
Our newsletter will be printed for July and mailed to those who have requested one to be mailed. The entire PSA paid membership will get a digital newsletter.
COVID continues to change all of our norms and lives. However, like our families, friends, and loved ones, our plumeria almost always make us smile. The blooming season is here—smile, garden, love your plumeria, friends, loved ones, and your families.
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by Paula Furtwangler, TexasVariations in Inflos ...
‘DwarfPinkSingapore’istall,green,andpubescent(fuzzy).
‘MermaidGem’isshort,upright,pink,andrough.
‘Heirloom’ismedium,upright,darkpink,andpubescent(fuzzy).
‘DwarfWatermelon’ismedium,upright,pink,andrough;matureinflorescencesbecomependulous.
‘Dwarf Watermelon’
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‘VeraCruzRose’istall,smooth,pink,anddevelopsacandelabrashape.
‘TexasLonghorn’ismedium,upright,green,andsmooth.
JJ‘Xquisite’ismedium,upright,pink/green,andrough. ‘Toba’sFire’istall,upright,green/pink,andrough.
Vera Cruz Rose
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Itmusthavebeenabout30yearsagowhenIwasfirstintroducedtoplumeria.IwasattheTexasStateFair,andtherewasalargeboothsetupsellingcuttingsfromHawaii.OfcourseIhadtotryitanddidnotknowhowtogrowthem.Itookared,white,andyellowcuttinghome,plantedtheminsoil,andwithlucktheysurvived.AcoupleofyearslaterImetaguyinDallaswhohadplumeriasallaroundhisswimmingpool,andwhenIcommentedonthem,hesoldmeaverynicelyrootedbranch,aminitree.Thatwasthebeginningofmyneverendingurgetogetoneofeachkind—notknowingtherewasnowayIwouldeverhavetheroom,astherearesomany.
Mycollectiongrew,andatthetimeIwouldplantmyplantsdirectlyinthegroundandthenpullthemupinwinter,shakedirtoff,andstorebarerootinaplacethatwouldnotfreeze.Thisworkedgreatforanumberofyears,andthenonewintertheheatwentoutinmystoragebuilding.Ilostallofmyplumeria,someverynicelargeplants.IdecidedatthattimeIwasnotgoingtotryandgrowplumeria.
Moveforwardabout10years,andtheplumeriabugbitmeagain.IhavenoideawhichonesIstartedwithbutIstillhadNOID(NOidentification)plumeriaandalotofnamedones,aswellasregisteredplumeria.
IthasbecomemucheasierfornewgrowerswithalloftheplumeriagroupsonFacebook,withanswersatyourfingertips,afewverygoodbooks,andalotofsellersoutthere.PleasemakesureyouknowwhoyouarebuyingfromifyoubuyoneBayorothersiteslikethat.
Myinventoryhasnowgrowntoover2,000plumeria,andIhavecollectedfromBali,Cambodia,andThailand.IhavevisitedNui,Sunchai,Dennis,Preche,andmanyothergrowersinThailand.InBaliIvisitedSeradaandanumberofgrowersthere.WevisitedonevillageinBaliwherethewholetownhadlargeplumeriatreesthatweregrownfromseedwithsomeamazingnewvarieties.Ofcoursesomeofthosehadtocomehomewithme.OneplantIgotin
Cambodiawasfromanelderlywomanwhowasworkinginhergarden.Iofferedtobuyacuttingfromher,butshegaveittome.Inamedit‘CambodiaLady.’
OneofthehighlightsofmycollectingwasbecomingfriendswithSunchaiJenakomwhoisagrower/hybridizerinThailand.Henamedoneofhisplumeriaafterme—‘GeorgeStrawPassion.’
WhenIamaskedwhichplumeriaismyfavorite,itisverydifficulttonamejustone.Someare
A Plumeria Journey from 1 to 2,000 by George Straw, Texas
‘George Straw Passion’
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‘PenangPeach’becauseofitscolor,fragrance,andtheamazingcompactgrowth;‘GeorgeBrown’/‘MuskRainbow’hasacolorhardtobeat;‘GeorgeStrawPassion”hasauniqueshapeandcolor.Iwasoneofthefirsttobring‘JamaicaFire’backtothestates.Itishardtobeat—thehotteritgets,thedarkerthecolorsbecome.Icouldgoonandon.
ThefertilizerInowuseisExcalibur©fromFloridaColors.Ihavebeenusingitforaboutfiveyears,andthedifferenceisamazing.Iwentfromhavingsomebloomstohavingtonsofbloomsandhealthyleaves.
AllofmyplantsaregrowninraisedbedsthatIplungemypotsintoeachspring.Inthewinter,theyarepulledup,andtherootsthathavegrownoutofthepotaretrimmedbacktothepot.Theyarestoredinmygreenhouseatabout60°F.Bringingouttheplantsinthespringtakestwoguysthreedaysaseverythingisplunged.Wecanusuallyputtheminthegreenhouseinthewinterinabouttwodays—Icutoffallleavesandwithholdwater.Iwatchtoseeifanylookdehydrated,andifsoIwillmistandwaterverylittle.IliveinNorthTexasandgrowmyplantsinfullsunandhavehadonlyafewproblems.Thailand‘TajMahal’doesnotlikethehotsun.
Thisisoneoftwogreenhouseswehave.Theotheris20feetx100feet,andinthewinteritispacked.
‘Jamaica Fire’
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Wepropagateourplumeriabygraftingandrootingcuttings.Graftingistypicallydoneusingtheslantgraftandgraftingontoseedlingsthatwehavegrown.Ihavebetterluckgraftingwhenthehoststockhaslightgreenleaves.Ifyouuseonewithdarkleaves,yoursuccessrategoesdown.Successhasbeenverygoodforus.Danhasitdown.Wealsorootourplumeriausingcoconutcoirandperlite,eitherinpotsorrootingtubes.IfIbreakoffabranchwhenIamoutworkingwiththeplumeria,Iwilljuststickitbackinthepotitwasgrowinginandhavegoodsuccesswithitrooting;itiscalled“TheMotheringEffect.”
IamluckythatIalwayshavealotofseedpodseachyear.Growingfromseedisalwaysexcitingasthatisthewayyougetallofthenewvarieties.Istartmyseedsonpapertowels;therearemanydifferentwaystostartseeds.WhenIseetherootstart,Iplanttheseedsintoagoodplumeriasoilmixandmakesuretheydonotdryout.ThesoilmixIuseformy
Thisishowweplungeourpotsinthesummer.
plumeriais¼perlite,¼pinebarkmulch,and½pottingsoil.Ifyouwaterandfertilizewell,youmaygetluckyandhavebloomsinlessthantwoyears.Butitcouldbeaslongasfiveormoreyears.Soplanonbecomingpatientifyouwanttogrowfromseed,butthewaitisworthit.Youwillnotknowthetruecolororfloweruntilafterthethirdbloomcycle.
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RecentlyatatalktoagroupandontheInternet,Ihavehadacoupleofpeopleaskme,“Whenrooting,Igetleaveswithnoroots,whatdoIdo?”Imyselfoncehadthisproblemandamfamiliarwithhowfrustratingitcanbe.OurrootingwindowisprettyshorthereinKansasCity—MaythroughAugust.Ifcuttingsaren’trootedbyAugust,thenwehopethecuttingsurvivesourlongwinteruntilnextMay.Somedon’tmakeit,anditcanbeverydisappointing.IthoughtIwouldsharewhatIlearnedinmyownexperienceandhowpeoplemightavoid“leaveswithoutroots”inthefuture.
Ifirstsawthisproblem11yearsagowhilerooting—ofallplaces—inmygreenhouse.Ialsonoticeditalsohappenedsporadicallywhilerootingoutsideontheground(insteadofaconcrete-likesurface).Itseemedtoaccompanywildtemperatureswings—earlyorlateintheseason—butnotalways.
Itwasn’tuntilyearslaterwhenIstartedusingaheatmat—andnoticedthatInolongerhadtheproblem—thatIfinallyhadanideaaboutwhatmightbegoingon.Inmygreenhousetherewerehugetemperatureswingsfromnighttoday.Theairwasgettingmuchhotterthanthetemperatureintherootzoneinsidethepot.Thiscreatedmoreheatatthetopofthecuttingduringthedaywhichwouldhelppromotegrowthatthetip.Atnight,thebottomofthecutting,orrootzone,wouldcooldowntoomuch,andthiswouldstoptheformationofroots.SamewhenItriedrootingonagrassysurface.Thesunwouldheatupbothtipandbase,butatnightthegroundwouldnotholdtheheatlikeaconcretesurface,resultingintoocoolarootzone.Itwasn’tuntilIstartedrootingthemonaheatmat,whichkeepsheatfocusedatthebaseofthecuttingdayandnight,thattheproblemdisappeared
Aheatmatkeepstheenergyatthebottom
whereitencouragesroots.Thisworkedoverandoverregardlessofthecultivarortimeofyear.Heatmatsalsokeepday/nighttemperatureswingsto10ºF.orbetween80–90ºF.Interestingly,thegroundtemperature5–6inchesdowninmostplacesinthesummerrangesfrom80–90ºF.Thisisonereasonrootingtheminthegroundworkssowell.
Leaveswithoutrootscanalsohappenunderlights,andthesameprincipleapplies.Inmycase,Iputafanonmycuttings24/7tocooltheplumeriatipswhichmyHIDlightwasmakingtoowarm.Ageneralprincipletorememberisthatgrowthfollowstheheat.Thiscanbealittleconfusingforwarmweathergrowerswhoareusedtothinkingintermsoflightonly.Itisactuallytheheatintherootzonethatisabiggerfactor.Thebesttemperatureintherootzoneforrootingwas80ºF./26.66C.Andtherootzoneshouldbewarmerthantheairtemperatureduringthenight(minimumof80ºF.intherootzone).
Thereisalittlemoretoitthanthis,butthisisthegeneralidea.Ihaverootedcuttingsforyearsnow,regardlessoftheseason,using1000wattmetalhalidelightingandheatmatsat80ºF.IhavereceivedcuttingsinNovemberandhadthemrootedbyChristmasaswellasJanuaryandFebruary.Itisbottomheatthatoverridesallotherfactorsinrootingplumeria.Ihavefoundthatifyouhaveproperheatatthebottom(andlight)acuttingwillroot95%ofthetime.ManytimesIhaveevenbroughtbacktolifeshriveledcuttingsduringthewinter.SomepeoplehaveplantedseedsinNovemberandhadthembloomingbyApril.Itisactuallyquiteamazingtoseethatthetimeofyeardoesnotmatter.
BeforeIunderstoodthisaboutplumeria,Ilostquiteafewcuttings.Forthosewhoareinclinedtowardsexperimentation,Iencourageyoutogetasoilthermometerandapyrometerandwatchoneofthegreatestmysteriesofplumeriasrevealitselftoyou.Goodluckandgoodrooting!
by Scott Lawder, KansasGetting Leaves with No RootsreprintedfromPlumeria PotpourriOctober2009
Growth Follows the Heat
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by Charlie Chen, Southern CaliforniaMy Plumeria JourneyMyfirstencountertoplumeriawaswhenI
visitedHawai’ibackin2008ish.Iwasfascinatedbytheflower,thefragrance,andbeautifulleaves.Iwasneverintogardeningortakingcareofanytypeofplantperiod!ButplumeriagotmyattentionwhenIfirstsawit.Iboughtafewcuttings—thelocalstoldmejustpotthemup—theywillgrowlikeaweed.SoIthoughtthat’ssimpleenough,whynotgiveitashot.
SoIgotbackhome,andIpottedthosecuttingsup,notknowinghowtotakecareofthem.Iwateredthethemweekly...soonIfoundouttheywererotten,Ididn’tknowhowtosavethem,andofcourseIkilledthemall.Igotreallydiscouragedandfeltbadly,soIdecidedtomoveonandforgetaboutplumeria.
Acoupleyearslater,IstartedtogotocountyfairsinLosAngelesandSanDiego.ThereIfoundplumeriabooths.Iwaslike,ohman...shouldItryagainornot?Idecidedtogiveitatryagain.Keepinmind,Istillhadzeroknowledgeonhowtotakecareofplumerias.Andasyouallknow,countyfairsarealwaysaroundmid-JunetoendofAugust,dependingonwhichoneyougoto.ForexperiencedplumeriagrowersyouknowJuly–Augustiskindalatetotrytorootcuttings.Anyway,fastforward,ofcourse,IkilledthosecuttingsIgotfromthecountyfairs,andfastforwardagain,IstartedtofindplumeriainmylocalLowe’sandHomeDepot.Iboughtafewofthem,
again,IkilledthemallbecauseIwateredduringwintertime—Ithoughttheyneededwaterallyear.
Sofinallymywifecalledme“plantkiller”andbeggedmetostopbuyplumeria.ShealwaysfeltbadfortheplantsIpickedup.Sheknewtheywouldn’tlastlong.Movingforwardx2speed,IfoundoutFacebookhadplumeriagroups.IjoinedafewgroupsandstartedmessagingafewexperiencedgrowerslikeIreneJones,DannyKashou,MikeAtkinson,andmanyothers.Sincethenmyplumeriagrowingskillshaveimproved.I’mstilllearningnewthingseverydayandtryingtominimizeplantcasualtiesduringwintertime.
Myfirstplumeriawas‘AztecGold’...fantasticcolor,amazingpeachyfragrance.Iwasluckyenoughthatitbloomedformeinthefirstyear,therefore,Iwasabletowatchitbloom,andtosmellthefragrance.Eversince,Ihavebecomeaplumeriaaddict!
Tobehonest,Idon’tknowhowmanyplumeriaIhaverightnow—Istoppedcountingthem.Idon’twanttocountthem,butmykidsoncecountedforme,andtheytoldme“daddyyouhaveover300plants!”Iimmediatelytoldthemshhhh...keepitdown!Don’tletmommyknow!AlsoIthinktheyprobablycountedwrong.
Iloveallplumeria—it’ssuperhardtopickoutmyfavorites,butifIhavetopickafew,Iwoulddefinitelypick‘AztecGold,’‘LemonDrop,’TequilaSunrise,’‘Valkyrie,’‘Shimmering,’and‘Heirloom.’Theyallhaveuniquecharacteristics,amazingcolors,andfragrance.
‘Tequila Sunrise’
‘Aztec Gold’
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Soilmix—ohboy—it’sabigtopic,I’mnotgoingtocoveritlikeIknoweverything.IndeedIlearnedfromsomanydifferentgrowers,andeveryonehastheirownmethod,soI’mjustgonnasharewhatIhavebeenusing;whathasbeenworkingoutformeinmyarea,butthereisalways
roomforimprovement.Ingeneral,Iusecactussoil+perlite+pumice(previousyears).Beginningthisyear,I’mswitchingpumicewithbark.I’mstilltestingthisnewmix,trialanderrorIguess.Inoticedwithmypreviousmix,therootsdidn’tdevelopintoarootball,somaybethepreviousmixhasbeentooloose.That’swhyI’musingbarkinsteadofpumiceandonlyalightamountofperlite—therestisjustcactusmix.Hopefullytheplumeriawilllikethenewsoilmix.
Myrootingmethod—Iliketokeepitsimple—ImakesurethecuttingiswellcallusedbeforeIrootit.Iuseone-gallonblacknurserypotsnomatterwhatthesizeofthecutting,exceptforagiganticcutting,
andthenIprobablywoulduseatwo-gallonpot.Aheavyamountofperliteandminimalcactussoilismyrootingmixrecipe.Potthemupandwrapwithfoilatbase,usestakestokeepcuttingstabilized,wateronce,setitinawarmspotwithfilteredsun,andforgetaboutit.Ithasbeenworkingoutformewiththismethod.I’vetriedbagrooting,butforsomereasonitjustdoesn’tworkoutforme.SoI’mstayingawayfromit.
IliveinMurrieta,SouthernCalifornia.Mywintertemperaturescangetdowntothelow30sºF.Imovemostofthemintothebackyardpatio.Iusedtoputthemawayinmygarageduringwintertime,butasmycollectiongotbigger,thegaragewon’tfitthemallnow.Idecidedtoleavethemoutsidethroughoutwinter.ButImakesuretheygetmorningsunlightasmuchaspossible.
‘Shimmering’
‘Lemon Drop’
‘Heirloom’
JJ ‘Valkyrie’
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Growingseedlingshasneverbeenmything,butIhavebeentryingtogrowsomeseedlingshereandthere.Iknowseedlingsgiveyouacompletelydifferentflowervs.flowersfromtheparent(s).Asofrightnow,mywholefocusisgrowingmycurrentplantsandmakingsuretheysurvivethroughharshwinters.
Idon’tdoanygrafting.Firstofall,Idon’thaverootstock,andsecondlyI’mtooscaredtocutandgraft!I’veonlydoneonegraft!Yes,justonetime—Igrafted‘BillMoragne’and‘LavaFlow’(Iheardbotharehardtoroot)ononeplant.SoIgrafteditbymyself!Surprisinglyitisstillaliveandgrowingnicely!
Well,growingplumeriaisasuperfunhobby,butattimesyouwillgetsuperfrustratedduetorottenplantsorcuttings,etc.Thisisalwayssadwhenithappens.Soitisalotofwork!IneverknewtheintensityofworkIwouldhavetoputin.
HerearethereasonswhyIthinkit’salotofwork:1)youhavetospendalotoftimefindingtheplants,findingthecuttings,buyingonlineorpicking
uplocally;2)youhavetospendtimeplantingthem,orcallusingthem,thenrootingthem;3)youhavetowaterthem(nowaterduringwintertime);4)youhavetomovepotsaroundtoavoidcolddamage,thenmovethepotsaroundagainwhenspringcomes;5)youhavetofeedandfertilizerthem;and6)repeatthesamestepsyearafteryear.Butoncetheystartedtobloombeautifullyintheyard,thenIfeeltheamountoftimeIspendandcareforplumeriaaretotallyworthit!
Alittletipforeveryone,especiallynewplumeriacollectors,don’tbeafraidtoaskquestions.Ifyouhaveaquestion,I’msureothergrowersprobablyhavethesameexactquestion.Soaskaskask!Enjoytheprocessofgrowingbeautifulplumeria!Mahalo!
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